General Wang Lu of the Qin Army, this man who looked like an iron tower, gradually showed a hint of horror on his usually calm face.
He couldn't believe his eyes.
He stretched out his hand to rub his eyes, then opened his eyes wide and looked at the front of the military formation. What he could see had not changed much - the 5,000 Ge Shield soldiers who were still alive just now became a mass in the blink of an eye.
body on the ground.
"Bed crossbow?"
Wang Hao stared at the rows of crossbows in front of the Wei army with wide eyes, a look of surprise on his face.
It's not that he has never encountered similar crossbows. For example, in Longxi and Qin, there was a crossbow called a "foot crossbow", but there had never been a crossbow with the same characteristics as the Wei crossbow opposite.
The powerful power actually shot directly through the giant shield of the Ge Shield Soldier.
Even Wang Lu had never heard of such a powerful crossbow that could shoot through two or three rows of Ge shield soldiers with their shields attached.
"What...what should I do?"
Even Wang Lu, a fierce general of the Qin State who was good at conquering and fighting, was in an embarrassing dilemma at this moment.
He wanted to continue sending troops to advance, but he was really frightened by the powerful crossbows of the Wei army; but if he just retreated, he was unwilling to do so.
And just as he lowered his head to think, Qin Shaojun was biting the nail of his thumb and looking in the direction of Wei Jun with a complicated expression.
At this moment, a figure still appeared in his mind. That figure gave a thumbs up and looked amazed.
"...The defense ability of your country's Geshi soldiers against threats from the front is like an iron wall and is indestructible, but their defense ability against arrows from above is very poor... As long as the best quality materials are used,
The Ge Shield Soldier is equipped with a helmet and shoulder armor to make up for these two shortcomings, and it will be foolproof.」
Qin Shaojun's ears seemed to still be echoing with that figure's vowed words.
"Liar! Liar! Liar!... He obviously has such a terrifyingly powerful crossbow, but he pretends..."
Qin Shaojun was angry and angry, and his chest heaved.
He was angry at Zhao Hongrun's deception at that time, and hated himself for actually listening to that hateful liar. He sent people back to Qin State and asked domestic craftsmen to forge a batch of high-quality helmets and shoulder armors...
But what's the use of these?!
The powerful crossbow of the Wei army directly shot through the giant shield of the Ge Dun soldiers!
It penetrated the most confident side of Ge Dunbing!
"Ah sneeze!"
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun sneezed for no reason, causing concern to Zong Wei Chief Wei Jiao.
"Your Highness, be careful of catching cold." Wei Jiao reminded with concern. After all, the medical conditions in Sanchuan County are very poor. It would not be a joke if His Highness catches cold here.
"It's okay..." Zhao Hongrun rubbed his nose, then raised his head and glanced at the mighty Qin army opposite, with a strange expression.
Because he instinctively felt that there seemed to be a pair of resentful eyes staring at him opposite him, although he had not yet found the owner of those eyes.
"Could it be him...?"
Zhao Hongrun raised his head and looked at the banner of the Qin Army opposite with the words "Qin Shaojun Makes the King", and couldn't help but think of Qin Shaojun's angry appearance in his heart.
"Don't blame me..."
He muttered secretly, feeling a little sad in his heart.
Because he knew that he and Qin Shaojun could no longer be friends.
Just when Zhao Hongrun was feeling depressed, beside him, Lintao Lord Wei Ji's face showed a bit of ecstasy. He stared intently at the rows of repeating crossbows in front of the array, because he felt that these repeating crossbows,
It was even more outstanding than the Lian Nu he had paid attention to at Chenggao Pass.
It has a longer range, greater power and superior stability.
This is not surprising. After all, these repeating crossbows are second-generation repeating crossbows improved and forged by the Smelting Bureau. Naturally, they have better performance than the first-generation repeating crossbows in Chenggaoguan.
"No wonder His Highness Prince Su once said that today would be a massacre..."
If Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, was still a little uneasy just now, now he only has joy and a sense of pride from the bottom of his heart.
He did not expect that the Wei State of the Zhao family in the Central Plains was much stronger than he thought, so strong that it could kill thousands of the Qin army's elite elites in the blink of an eye.
He finally understood why Zhao Hongrun wanted to use the Hangu Wei camp as bait. Because without heavy bait, the Qin army on the opposite side did not dare to continue to rush forward even though they had many soldiers and generals.
He stared at the movements of the Qin army, fearing that the Qin general on the opposite side would change his mind and withdraw his troops back to the camp - in that case, the Wei army would be at a huge loss. He exposed the powerful weapon of the Liannu, but only gained the opponent's number.
Thousands of Gedun soldiers suffered casualties.
At the same time, General Wang Lu of the Qin Army had made a decision.
"Tell Ta Mian to attack."
Wang Lu gave orders to the generals on his left and right.
The Taimian, that is, the Qin Army's auxiliary army, is a miscellaneous army that does not even have a serial number and is composed of untouchables with low status in the country. However, it is undeniable that this army is very aggressive.
"The general has an order, and the tattooed face goes out to attack!"
"The general has an order, and the tattooed face goes out to attack!"
One after another general orders were spread in all directions, and suddenly, there was a chaotic shouting and cheering from the Qin army.
These shouts and cheers did not come from the regular troops of the Qin Army, but from the peasant soldiers who did not have much armor to cover their bodies.
"Finally it's our turn!"
"I can't wait!"
"Haha, the Wei people across the way are waiting to die!"
Countless tattooed soldiers with high morale clenched the weapons in their hands, just waiting for the order to attack.
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
The generals who were in charge of the tattooed soldiers raised their hands and pointed in the direction of the Wei army. Suddenly, the tattooed soldiers were like a sea wave, roaring and rushing towards the Wei army on the opposite side.
That overwhelming momentum was simply not something that could be possessed by a small group of cannon fodder soldiers. Even Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but praise in his heart when he witnessed this scene: Qin's people have a strong character, as expected.
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However, the tattooed soldiers of the Qin State were indeed tough and tough, but such toughness was meaningless in front of the crossbow box of the Lu State.
Following the orders from General Wu Ji of the Shang Shui Army and General Qu Cheng of the Yanling Army, the two soldiers pulled out huge wooden boxes with weird shapes from the army, and pointed the nozzles on the wooden boxes at the oncoming enemy.
The tattooed army.
Three hundred feet...
The Wei army showed no signs of movement.
Two hundred feet...
The Wei army still showed no signs of movement.
One hundred feet...
"Let go!" Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, shouted sternly.
Upon hearing this order, Wei Jun, who was operating the crossbow box of the Lu State's mechanism, pressed the mechanism on the crossbow box in unison.
For a moment, the rows of closed crossbow boxes began to shake strangely, and then the crossbow bolts were shot out from the small holes in the nozzles.
At the same time, the tattooed soldiers of Qin who had rushed within a hundred feet seemed like wheat fields overwhelmed by the strong wind, falling to the ground piece by piece.
"Fire the arrow!"
The crossbowmen of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army also launched free diffuse shots, using the rows of mechanical crossbow boxes to kill the enemy.
"Fire the arrow!"
The Sichuan and Luo cavalry on both wings quickly adjusted their formation, raised their bows, and fired wave after wave of arrows at the tattooed soldiers of the Qin army.
"Fire the arrow!"
On the mountains of Xiaoshan and Xiongershan on both sides of Han Valley, the Shangshui Army and Yanling soldiers stationed there also tried to climb high and shoot from a long distance.
Under the cover of the Wei army's four-fold bow and crossbow fire, Qin's tattooed soldiers advanced one after another. In just a few blinks, the ground was covered with corpses.
It has to be said that Qin's tattooed soldiers were indeed the most terrifying army during this period. Even though nearly ten thousand people were killed and injured in the blink of an eye, they still rushed towards the Wei army intermittently, as if their high morale was not affected at all.
Impact on casualties.
However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not cross the last small distance between them and the Wei army.
It seemed like a natural chasm that could not be crossed no matter what.
"Tu tu tu tu——"
"Tu tu tu tu——"
"Puff-"
The Wei army unleashed their crossbow bolts mercilessly, firing them as if they were free of charge.
Facing the crossbow bolts of the Wei army, the tattooed soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Even they themselves were shocked as to why they were so weak in front of the Wei army. Even a crossbow bolt was enough to knock them down.
They were still not afraid, but they couldn't avoid howling in pain.
"How could..."
Qin Shaojun looked at the battle in the distance with red eyes, biting his nails.
That was not a war at all, but a massacre! The Wei army overwhelmingly massacred the Qin people!
Beside him, General Wang Lu of the Qin Army looked even more pale.
He never imagined that the tattooed pawn, who was extremely aggressive, would encounter such a blockage.
"Can't delay any longer..."
The huge losses on the battlefield ahead made Wang Lu unable to bear it any longer.
He deliberately wanted to withdraw his troops, but after taking a look at the Wei camp in Hangu, which was very close at hand, he gritted his teeth and waved forward heavily: "All troops attack!"
With an order, the Qin army's chariot fleet took the lead in dispatching.
I saw hundreds of chariots quickly catching up with the tattooed army in front, but what faced them was the second wave of volleys fired by the Wei army's crossbows.
"Shoot the horses! Shoot the horses riding in the chariot!"
Wu Ji, the general of the merchant navy, shouted at the top of his lungs.
After hearing this, the company's crossbow team aimed as hard as possible at the horses in front of the Qin army's chariot, and fired powerful crossbow arrows.
In an instant, the Qin Army's hundreds of chariots had their horses in front shot to death and fell to the ground. Due to inertia, the carriages at the rear were thrown forward, causing people to flip over.
"how so?!"
A general of the Qin army was shocked, and he rode his horse and shouted loudly towards the chariot convoy: "Go around! Go around! From the flank..."
"Puff-"
Hearing the sound of two crossbow bolts piercing his body, the Qin Army general's voice suddenly stopped. He lowered his head and looked at the several crossbow bolts that penetrated his body in disbelief, and then looked at the position of the Wei army.
"How could this happen despite being so far apart..."
With a pop, the Qin general fell off his horse. At the same time, in the Wei army formation, several Shang Shui soldiers operating sniper crossbows clenched their fists with ecstasy.
"I shot him to death! I shot that Qin general to death! Haha, haha..."
Near these people, several Shang Shui soldiers who were operating another sniper crossbow glanced at Tongze with some depression, and then pointed the sniper crossbow in their hands at another tattooed soldier who was commanding them in the distance.
General Qin prayed secretly in his heart.
"puff--"
There was a strange noise, and another Qin general fell off his horse. There was still confusion on his face before he died.
Looking at the scenes on the battlefield ahead, Qin Shaojun's eyes gradually turned red and he pursed his lips.